Template:lv-conj

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      Usage

      This is the main Latvian verb conjugation template. It has the main principal forms of the verb and the conjugation type as its input, and a conjugation table as its output.

      First of all, the named parameter {{{pol}}} identifies a verb as positive or negative (if negative, {{{pol}}} = ne; if positive, {{{pol}}} is left undefined). If the verb is negative, then the positive infinitive must be indicated with the parameter {{{inf}}} (i.e., for netulkot "not translate", {{{pol}}} = ne and {{{inf}}} = tulkot).

      The basic parameter is {{{3}}}, which contains the conjugation type. Values: {{{3}}} = 1st (first [short] conjugation), 2nd (second [long] conjugation, or 3rd (third [mixed] conjugation). A second basic parameter is {{{4}}}, in that if it is set to "only-3rd", then only the third persons will be displayed (the others will be replaced with a long dash); if it is not "only-3rd", then the following is valid:

      If {{{3}}} = 2nd, then:

      • {{{1}}} = verb stem (without the thematic vowel);
      • {{{2}}} = thematic vowel;
      • {{{4}}} (optional): for verbs that can be conjugated both as * 2nd and 3rd conjugation verbs, this parameter must be set to "3rd".

      If {{{3}}} = 3rd, then:

      • {{{1}}} = verb stem (without the thematic vowel, and, for alternating palatalizing verbs, without the final consonant);
      • {{{2}}} = thematic vowel;
      • {{{4}}} = (for alternating palatalizing verbs) the final consonant in the present stem (either "k" or "g");
      • {{{5}}} = (for alternating palatalizing verbs) the final consonant in the past stem (either "c" or "dz");
      • {{{irr}}} = the irregular stem of some irregular verbs (e.g., tecēt, gulēt);
      • {{{irr1}}} = 1 if the verb (ending in -āt) has an irregular zero-marked third person instead of -a (e.g., dziedāt, raudāt; for other cases, {{{irr1}}} is left unspecified.

      If {{{3}}} = 1st, then:

      • {{{1}}} = infinitive stem (i.e., the infinitive form minus the final -t; for stems in -zt, -st, and palatalizing stems in -kt, -gt, also minus the stem-final consonant);
      • {{{2}}} = the first-person present stem;
      • {{{4}}} = the second-person present stem;
      • {{{5}}} = i if the second-person present form ends in i; otherwise, it is left unspecified.
      • {{{6}}} = the past tense stem.
      • {{{7}}} = ī if there is an additional ī between the stem and the future tense endings
      • {{{8}}} = conjugation subtype (for categorization); possible values (the default value is "irregular"):
        "pal" = palatalizing type
        "ipal" = irregular palatalizing type
        "len" = lengthening type
        "len-ps" = lengthening type (length in past tense)
        "len-pr" = lengthening type (length in present tense)
        "len-pr-k" = lengthening type (length in present tense), palatalizing k-stem
        "pals" = palatalizing type with shortening
        "spal" = semi-palatalizing type
        "spall" = semi-palatalizing type with lengthening
        "spals" = semi-palatalizing type with shortening
        "spal-s" = semi-palatalizing type, s-stem
        "spal-z" = semi-palatalizing type, z-stem
        "i/e/i" = i/e/i type
        "i/e/i-l" = i/e/i type with lengthening
        "i/e/i-g" = i/e/i type, palatalizing g-stem
        "i/e/i-gl" = i/e/i type, palatalizng g-stem with lengthening
        "i/e/i-k" = i/e/i type, palatalizing k-stem
        "i/e/i-kl" = i/e/i type, palatalizing k-stem with lengthening
        "i/e/i-ns" = i/e/i-n type with shortening
        "ie/e-jl" = ie/e-j type with lengthening
        "ie/e-n/jl" = ie/e-n/j type with lengthening
        "āj/j" = j/j type, infinitive in -āt
        "ēj/j" = j/j type, infinitive in -ēt
        "a/o/a" = a/o/a type
        "a/o/a-g" = a/o/a type, palatalizing g-stem
        "a/o/a-k" = a/o/a type, palatalizing k-stem
        "j/j-s" = j/j type with shortening
        "j/v" = j/v type
        "j/v-l" = j/v type with lengthening
        "n/j-l" = n/l type with lengthening
        "n/n-s" = n/n type with shortening
        "n/v-l" = n/v type with lengthening
        "st" = -st- type
        "st-g" = -st- type, palatalizing g-stem
        "st-k" = -st- type, palatalizing k-stem
        "st-v" = -st-/-v- type
        "s/t" = s/t (dental) type
        "s/t-l" = s/t (dental) type with lengthening
        "s/t-d" = s/t (dental) type with diphthongizing
        "s/d" = s/d (dental) type
        "s/d-l" = s/d (dental) type with lengthening
        "s/d-d" = s/d (dental) type with diphthongizing
        "ž/d" = ž/d (dental) type
        "unc" = unchanged type

      Very irregular verbs bypass this template and call {{lv-conj-table}} directly (see, e.g., būt).

      Last modified on 2 March 2013, at 16:22